A severe Weather Bulletin issued early Thursday morning, Urduja was 175k east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar as of 4.A.M. The tropical depression is moving west at 8kph and has the maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 65 kph.

Signal No. 1 has been raised over the following areas:

Luzon

Catanduanes Albay Sorsogon Masbate

Visayas

Eastern Samar Northern Samar Samar Biliran Leyte Southern Leyte

Urduja can be expected to bring moderate to heavy rain within its 400-km diameter and scattered to widespread rains can be expected over the Visayas, parts of Bicol, Caraga and Northern Mindanao in the next 24 hours.

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